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Thomas Alva Thomas Alva EdisonEdison

February 11, 1847 – October 18, February 11, 1847 – October 18, 19311931

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Early YearsEarly Years

• Thomas Edison was Thomas Edison was born in Milan, Ohio, on born in Milan, Ohio, on February 11, 1847.February 11, 1847.

• His family called him His family called him Alva and Al.Alva and Al.

• There were 7 children There were 7 children in his family.in his family.

• Al was the youngest.Al was the youngest.• When Al was seven When Al was seven

years old his family years old his family moved to Michigan.moved to Michigan.

Ohio

Michigan

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SchoolingSchooling• Alva went to school in Michigan Alva went to school in Michigan

for 3 months.for 3 months.• His teacher said he was a slow His teacher said he was a slow

student and not very smart.student and not very smart.• This made his mother angry This made his mother angry

because she knew he was because she knew he was intelligent.intelligent.

• His mother took him out of His mother took him out of school and taught him at home school and taught him at home part time.part time.

• When he was 11 he went back When he was 11 he went back to public school.to public school.

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ChildhoodChildhood

• Alva loved to learn and Alva loved to learn and experiment with things.experiment with things.

• He wanted to know He wanted to know how things worked and how things worked and he liked to try and he liked to try and make new things.make new things.

• Everything Alva learned Everything Alva learned was from reading books was from reading books and experimenting.and experimenting.

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First JobFirst Job• When he was 12 years old he got a job on the trains When he was 12 years old he got a job on the trains

that ran between Detroit and Port Huron.that ran between Detroit and Port Huron.• He sold newspapers and food on the train.He sold newspapers and food on the train.• He did experiments in the baggage cars on his free He did experiments in the baggage cars on his free

time.time.• He even wrote a printed newspaper on the train.He even wrote a printed newspaper on the train.

Mount Clemens/Clinton Township Train Station

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New JobNew Job

• One day while at the One day while at the train station in Mt. train station in Mt. Clemens, a train car Clemens, a train car started to roll toward started to roll toward the station master’s the station master’s son.son.

• Alva ran and saved the Alva ran and saved the boy from the rolling boy from the rolling train.train.

• The station master was The station master was gratefulgrateful

• He taught Alva how to He taught Alva how to operate the telegraph.operate the telegraph.

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Telegraph OperatorTelegraph Operator

• A telegraph is a machine A telegraph is a machine for transmitting and for transmitting and receiving messages over receiving messages over long distances using long distances using Morse Code.Morse Code.

• Alva had lost most of his Alva had lost most of his hearing by this time, he hearing by this time, he was almost deaf.was almost deaf.

• But Alva could hear the But Alva could hear the sound of the telegraph sound of the telegraph machine.machine.

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telegraph machine

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Many JobsMany Jobs

• When Alva was 16 he he got a job When Alva was 16 he he got a job as a telegraph operator in Canada.as a telegraph operator in Canada.

• While on this job, he became While on this job, he became known as Tom.known as Tom.

• Tom did not stay in one place for Tom did not stay in one place for very long.very long.

• He moved from city to city being a He moved from city to city being a telegraph operator.telegraph operator.

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Moving AroundMoving Around

• After many jobs he decided he did After many jobs he decided he did not want to be a telegraph operator.not want to be a telegraph operator.

• He wanted to be an inventor.He wanted to be an inventor.• When he was 20 years old, he When he was 20 years old, he

moved back to Michigan, he was not moved back to Michigan, he was not happy there.happy there.

• He moved to Boston, MA and He moved to Boston, MA and became a telegraph operator again.became a telegraph operator again.

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InventingInventing• Tom loved Boston.Tom loved Boston.• He decided to quit his job and He decided to quit his job and

start inventing.start inventing.• He set up a shop and He set up a shop and

convinced 2 men to lend him convinced 2 men to lend him money to invent 2 machines.money to invent 2 machines.

• Tom invented a vote Tom invented a vote recording machine, but he recording machine, but he could not sell it because there could not sell it because there was no need for one.was no need for one.

• From then on, Tom made sure From then on, Tom made sure anything he invented could be anything he invented could be used by many people.used by many people.

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First Paid ImprovementFirst Paid Improvement

• Tom moved to New York.Tom moved to New York.• During a crisis, Tom fixed a During a crisis, Tom fixed a

stock market machine that stock market machine that belonged to Dr. Samuel belonged to Dr. Samuel Laws.Laws.

• Dr. Laws gave Tom a job Dr. Laws gave Tom a job with his company.with his company.

• One day, Tom showed some One day, Tom showed some men his improvement on the men his improvement on the stock ticker machine, a stock ticker machine, a machine that showed stock machine that showed stock prices.prices.

• They paid him $40,000 for it.They paid him $40,000 for it.

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Wizard Of Menlo ParkWizard Of Menlo Park

• 5 years after Tom opened his 5 years after Tom opened his first shop, he bought land in first shop, he bought land in Menlo Park, New Jersey.Menlo Park, New Jersey.

• He built a large 2 story house.He built a large 2 story house.• His office and library were on His office and library were on

the first floor and his laboratory the first floor and his laboratory was on the second floor.was on the second floor.

• There he created and improved There he created and improved many inventions.many inventions.

• He became know as the Wizard He became know as the Wizard Of Menlo Park. Of Menlo Park.

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The Light BulbThe Light Bulb

• Thomas Edison did not invent the Thomas Edison did not invent the light bulb, but improved on light bulb, but improved on someone else's idea.someone else's idea.

• The light bulbs burned out The light bulbs burned out quickly, so experimented with quickly, so experimented with thousands of different filaments thousands of different filaments to find just the right materials to to find just the right materials to glow well and be long-lasting. glow well and be long-lasting.

• He made generators to send He made generators to send electrical power to lights.electrical power to lights.

• Soon after people had Soon after people had incandescent electrical lights in incandescent electrical lights in their homes, schools, and offices.their homes, schools, and offices.

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The PhonographThe Phonograph

• While working on improvements to While working on improvements to the telegraph and the telephone, the telegraph and the telephone, Edison figured out a way to record Edison figured out a way to record sound on tinfoil-coated cylinders. sound on tinfoil-coated cylinders.

• He created a machine with two He created a machine with two needles: one for recording and one needles: one for recording and one for playback. for playback.

• When Edison spoke into the When Edison spoke into the mouthpiece, the sound vibrations of mouthpiece, the sound vibrations of his voice would be indented onto the his voice would be indented onto the cylinder by the recording needle.cylinder by the recording needle.

• "Mary had a little lamb" were the "Mary had a little lamb" were the first words that Edison recorded on first words that Edison recorded on the phonograph. the phonograph.

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His Final YearsHis Final Years

• When Thomas Edison was When Thomas Edison was 82 years old he had 82 years old he had serious health problems.serious health problems.

• On October 18, 1931 On October 18, 1931 Thomas Edison died.Thomas Edison died.

• He was 84 years old.He was 84 years old.• Many people around the Many people around the

United States dimmed United States dimmed their lights to show their lights to show respect for the great respect for the great inventor.inventor.

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Making A DifferenceMaking A Difference

• Thomas Edison Thomas Edison received special received special honors all over the honors all over the world for his world for his inventions and inventions and improvements.improvements.

• Thomas Edison most Thomas Edison most likely invented more likely invented more things than any other things than any other person.person.

• His inventions and His inventions and improvements improvements changed the lives of changed the lives of many people all over many people all over the world.the world.

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Never Giving UpNever Giving Up

• Most importantly, Thomas Edison never gave Most importantly, Thomas Edison never gave up.up.

• If something did not work he would try and try If something did not work he would try and try again.again.

• Thomas Edison worked long and hard to make Thomas Edison worked long and hard to make his dream of becoming an inventor come true.his dream of becoming an inventor come true.

• He is known for this quote when he was He is known for this quote when he was working on the light bulb:working on the light bulb:

““I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work. “ways that won't work. “

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